Dirigible light



July 16, i929. E RY HUNTER V '1,721,120

DIRIGIBLE LIGHT.

-Filed March 29, 1928 Z 7 gmc/nlm;

Afloor boards 18 of the vehicle.

Patented July 16, 1929.

PATENT QFFICE.

LE ROY HUNTER, 0F YAIVIPA, COLORADO.

, DIRIGIBLE LIGHT.

Application led March 29, 1?:28. Serial No. 265,732.

This invention relates to dirigible lights.

An important object of the invention is to provide operating mechanismfor a horizontally swinging light permitting control of the position ofthe light without the necessity for the operator of the vehicle removinghis hands from the steering wheel.

A furtherl object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which may be very readily and cheaply constructed andinstalled and which will be durable and efficient in service.

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in theaccompanying drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown apreferred embodiment of my invention and wherein Figure 1 is a verticalsectional view through a portion of a vehicle having applied thereto adirigible light constructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the footoperated control member;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3--3 of Figure 2.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 10 generallydesignates a bracket arm adapted to be attached to the wall orwindshield of the vehicle. This bracket arm has a vertically extendingbearing 11 in lwhich is rotatably mounted a shaft 12 of aspotlight 13.The lower end of this shaft is adapted, as at 14, for engagement with acoupling 15 at one end of a flexible shaft 16. The numeral 17 generalydesignates a casing adapted to be installed in an opening formed in theThe upper wall 19 of this casing extends beyond the side walls thereofand rests upon the floor boards at the edges of the opening. Directedthrough this upper wall and guided between the side walls is a plunger20, the upper end of which is formed with a head 21 for engagement bythe foot. Between the head and the upper wall 19, a spring 22 surroundsthe plunger and constantly urges the same upwardly. A pin 23 directedthrough the lower end of the plunger and engaging the lower end of thecasing limits upward movement of the plunger.

l/Vithin the casing, the plunger is formed as a rack 24 and mounted foroscillation in the casing is a segmental gear 25, which meshes with therack and has stub hubs 26 and 27 rotatablyy engaging the walls of thecasing. The stub hub 27 exteriorly of the casing is adapted forengagement with the coupling member 28 at the opposite end of the shaft16. f

It will be obvious that the headlight through its connection with theplunger will Y be normally maintained in one position by the spring 22and at this position may be altered to suit the desires of the operatorby placing pressure on the plunger to depress the same. The light, whenat its limit, as defined by the spring, is preferably directed straightahead in the vpath of travel of the vehicle and may be swung to theright to illuminate the right hand edge of the road or'that edge alongwhich the vehicle is traveling when the vvehicle is moving about a turn.Such a control may be conveniently employed under driving conditionswhere it is desirable that the operator at all times have full controlof the steering wheel.

Since the construction hereinbefore set v forth is capable of a certainrange of change and modification without materially departing from thespirit of the invention, I do not limit myself to such specic structureexcept as hereinafter claimed.

I claim In a dirigible light for vehicles, a casing mounted in theflooring of the vehicle, a vertical plunger guided thereby, meanslimiting movement of the plunger in opposite directions, a springnormally holding the plunger elevated, a member rotated by depression ofthe plunger` said plunger having one face thereof formed las a rack, asegment coacting with the rack and having stub shafts pivoted in thewalls of the casing, one of said stub shafts being formed as a clutch, aflexible shaft having at one end a second member of thev clutch andengaged with said stub shaft, and a connection between the opposite endof the flexible shaft and the light.

In testimony whereof I. hereunto affix my signature.

LE ROY HUNTER.

